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Feature film — 1955

Not as a Stranger (1955)

6.22h 15mDrama — Romance

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years. She will be, as he shrewdly knows, a supportive wife in every way. She helps make him the success he wants to be and cheerfully moves with him to the small town in which he starts his practice. But as much as he tries to be a good husband to the undemanding Kristina, Marsh easily falls into the arms of a local siren and the patience of the long-sorrowing Kristina wears thin.

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A high-signal pick with 49 votes.

Stanley Kramer Productions / United Artists

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Director: Stanley Kramer

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Cast & crew

Robert Mitchum as Lucas Marsh

Robert Mitchum

Lucas Marsh

Olivia de Havilland as Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh

Olivia de Havilland

Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh

Frank Sinatra as Alfred Boone

Frank Sinatra

Alfred Boone

Gloria Grahame as Harriet Lang

Gloria Grahame

Harriet Lang

Broderick Crawford as Dr. Aarons

Broderick Crawford

Dr. Aarons

Charles Bickford as Dr. Dave W. Runkleman

Charles Bickford

Dr. Dave W. Runkleman

Myron McCormick as Dr. Clem Snider

Myron McCormick

Dr. Clem Snider

Lon Chaney Jr. as Job Marsh

Lon Chaney Jr.

Job Marsh

Jesse White as Ben Cosgrove

Jesse White

Ben Cosgrove

Harry Morgan as Oley

Harry Morgan

Oley

Lee Marvin as Brundage

Lee Marvin

Brundage

Virginia Christine as Bruni

Virginia Christine

Bruni

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